Saopaulo fc

Rio De Janeiro: Forward Luciano Neves scored late as Sao Paulo eased their relegation concerns with a 1-0 home victory over Cruzeiro in Brazil's Serie A championship on Thursday night.

After an evenly matched first half, the visitors were reduced to 10 men just before the hour when goalkeeper Anderson was shown a straight red card for a dangerous challenge on midfielder Alisson Castro.

Sao Paulo capitalized on their numerical advantage in the 84th minute through Luciano, who headed into the bottom right corner after Alisson's cross.